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Taiwanese MPs threw pigs at each other during the parliamentary fight in Taipei, Taiwan, on November 27, 2020 – Photo: REUTERS
According to the AFP news agency, Taiwan’s parliament has long been famous for frequent fights and chaos between lawmakers who oppose each other, but the conflict that occurred today 11-27 is very different.
Specifically, MPs from the opposition Nationalist Party (KMT) threw barrels of rotten pork on the floor of parliament, then threw all kinds of pig organs like intestines, heart, liver … towards their opponents.
The Taiwanese government recently announced that it will allow imports of ractopamine-raised US pork from January 1, 2021. Ractopamine additive is banned in places like the European Union and China.
The Washington side has made it clear that Taipei’s restrictions on pork and beef imports from the United States are the main obstacle to reaching a trade deal between the two sides.
Taiwanese leader Thai Anh Van and her Dan Tien Party (the dominant party in Taiwan’s legislature) hope that easing restrictions on imports of pork from the United States will pave the way for a deal. Commercial Washington – Taipei.
However, many people in Taiwan opposed the import of American pork, and the KMT Party seized this opportunity. Last week, KMT along with tens of thousands of people participated in the annual workers’ march, in which opposing the import of pork is a big issue.
Taiwan’s pork industry is also concerned about competitive pressure from US rivals.
“We very much regret the launching of pork organs in parliament, but this is to emphasize the issue of pork,” KMT deputy Lin Wei-chou told reporters.
Protests against ‘lean’ American pork in Taiwan
D. KIM THAI
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